We were just a couple of young guys and DJ Midas was our only hope then, may his soul rest in perfect peace as well.
It had Alash, MedLee, may his soul rest in perfect peace, a guy called Ocean, who's also late, may his soul rest in perfect peace. So when I finished school, I had a friend called Deinde we grew up together who ended up being 9ice's manager, he happened to know ID-Cabasa that was a producer and we had a clique called 'Yatown Sqaud' which means Yaba Town Squad. During that period it was Plantation Boyz, Rugged man, and all that. I decided to do music professionally when I finished university. It wasn't as social as the Lagos schools sometime during my time there. I finished secondary school and went to school in Kwara.
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I was quite popular in secondary school music-wise but I didn't think I was going to go professional with it. I had a little book that I would write lyrics in. As I grew older, in secondary school during social nights I was one of the few guys that could mime Tupac, Snoop Dogg's, and all that so from there, the interest started coming. I was a regular kid and of course every other kid had the same dream. I'd tell myself as a joke that I wanted to be as big as Michael.
How did you gravitate towards music through the many experiences?Īs I said, Michael Jackson had a huge influence on me, I would watch him growing up. I had different growing up and each one shaped me into who I am today. I had to live with my step ones, grandmother, and aunts. I lost my mother when I was 13, that was another journey entirely. Snoop Dogg was my first attraction to hip-hop. I was a regular kid, I loved Michael Jackson a lot, that was before hip-hop became really really a thing. My father was a very popular businessman then we moved down south. I was born Remilekun Safaru, I was born in Kaduna. We caught up with the legendary rapper to talk about his long and ever-evolving career, why he decided to release his new project after a four-year hiatus, and what to expect next. His tragic passing in 2010 left the reins of the paradigm shift he steered open for worthy successors. The 'Local Rapper' received critical acclaim while sticking to his roots, his album C.E.O signaled something new. It all started in 2010 with the introduction of one of Nigeria's most loved and praised rap figures DaGrin with his swagerrish candence of flows, and melodic delivery in Yoruba, and Pidgin English fused with Western slangs, he opened the doors to a new playing field.
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Unbeknownst to them a new 'street sound' which also leaned heavily on hip-hop aesthetics was growing in the slums and would soon hit the mainstream with full force. They created a precedent for what rap music sounded like in the country and what could be accepted or played to the mainstream. The year was 2008 and Nigerian hip-hop was blossoming with names like M.I, Naeto C, TerrythaRapman, Mode 9, RuggedMan and a handful of others who tapped heavily on Western hip-hop aesthetics and their own local narratives.
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